Phallic sculpture deemed obscene, removed before Pope's visit
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VALLETTA — The mayor of a town near Malta's main airport called Monday for the removal of a sculpture resembling a penis near the road leading to the capital Valletta ahead of a weekend visit by the pope.
The sculpture, which Mayor John Schembri described as "obscene" and "embarrassing", should be removed "as a sign of respect" for Pope Benedict XVI, he said.
"Colonna Mediterranea" (Mediteranean Column) is the work of ceramic artist and sculptor Paul Vella Critien and was installed on a roundabout at the entrance to the village of Luqa in January 2006.
Many residents of predominantly Catholic Malta have complained about the sculpture, which Critien describes as a modern three-dimensional representation of a symbol dating from ancient Egypt.
Similar works by Critien have been erected in Germany, Italy and Australia.
The pope is to visit on Saturday and Sunday after recent revelations that a paedophilia "response team" set up by the Maltese Catholic Church in 1999 had received allegations against 45 priests.
Nearly half of the cases have been ruled groundless, the Church said Monday, adding however: "For the Church, every case is one too many."
The Roman Catholic Church has battled a wave of paedophile priest scandals in the United States and Europe since last November.[/release]
I guess the Pope prefers his penises 3 inches long.
[quote]Similar works by Critien have been [i]erected[/i] in Germany, Italy and Australia.[/quote]
Best pun already in the article.
They should have kept it up as a sign of respect.
Don't remove it, arrest the pope.
That penis seriously looks like a statue
They penetrate the virgin sky, being erected in more places as time goes by.
Well, it sure does look like a cock.
"a modern three-dimensional representation of a symbol dating from ancient Egypt."
IE: Egyptians invented the penis.
How is that art? The guy's a troll.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;21316076]How is that art? The guy's a troll.[/QUOTE]
People buy a few cans of paint for $5 each, brushes for $2, splatter a $10 canvas with paint, call it art, make up some bullshit story about it, and sell it for 5 million dollars.
Modern art is stupid.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;21316408]WTF is this shit, it doesn't look like a dick unless you think of it in that manner. If its so offensive, does the pope never look at his own junk?[/QUOTE]
"Oops, I got a boner. Looks like I'm going to hell."
Mayor John Schembri is a dick :colbert:
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;21316408]WTF is this shit, it doesn't look like a dick unless you think of it in that manner. If its so offensive, does the pope never look at his own junk?[/QUOTE]
I agree with this man
[QUOTE=Mbbird;21316364]People buy a few cans of paint for $5 each, brushes for $2, and splatter a $10 canvas with paint, call it art, make up some bullshit story about it, and sell it for 5 million dollars.
Modern art is stupid.[/QUOTE]
Some modern art is fine. All traditional art ideas have been taken already.
I hope some pranksters in Malta start putting penises [i]everywhere[/i]
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;21316657]I hope they put one on the popemobile.. i'd give them as much money as i could if they did that.[/QUOTE]
Someone needs to invent paintballs that always splatter into a predictable pattern, and make penis ones
[QUOTE=Mbbird;21316428]"Oops, I got a boner. Looks like [B]have to leave the playground[/B]."[/QUOTE]
ftfy
They should shove it in his ass, it's the only way he'll learn.
Some people sure are... artistic...
I love how everyone is bending over backwards for the pope.
It's just so unnecessary.
[QUOTE=Mbbird;21316364]People buy a few cans of paint for $5 each, brushes for $2, splatter a $10 canvas with paint, call it art, make up some bullshit story about it, and sell it for 5 million dollars.
Modern art is stupid.[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/binl37.jpg[/IMG]
Don't worry, like $2.5 million will go to you for inspiring me.
I like, really, really dislike the pope.
A lot.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;21318890][IMG_thumb]http://i43.tinypic.com/binl37.jpg[/IMG_thumb]
Don't worry, like $2.5 million will go to you for inspiring me.[/QUOTE]
Why'd you save it as a jpeg?
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;21319487]Why'd you save it as a jpeg?[/QUOTE]
the compression is part of the symbolism
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;21319739]I think they should make it bigger, instead of taking it down.[/QUOTE]
The pope doesn't like them too big though.
Since nobody else have done it, I will:
I hope the artist won't do [b]hard[/b] time for disrespecting the pope...
:smug:
[QUOTE=Vinze;21320160]Since nobody else have done it, I will:
I hope the artist won't do [B]hard[/B] time for disrespecting the pope...
:smug:[/QUOTE]
You're hardly funny.
